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The narrative follows Gareth Patterson's journey in uncovering the elusive Knysna elephants, the most southerly elephants in the world, in South Africa's southern Cape. Alongside this remarkable discovery, he stumbles upon an even more enigmatic creature, a relict hominoid referred to as the 'Otang' by the local forest inhabitants. This exploration intertwines themes of wildlife conservation and the intersection of myth and reality in the natural world.

The elephants of the Knysna forest have long been the subject of mystery and conjecture. Over the years they have taken on an almost mythical quality, with many doubting whether they existed at all.